Series
Books like The Expansion: 9 series to read next
The Expansion is science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Expansion is 5 books, 2018–2019.
- Known Space
- Ender's Game
- CoDominium
- Forever War
- Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
- Thistledown
- Uplift
- Old Man's War
- Halo
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
matchedaliensfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systems
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedscience fictionfar future
- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedscience fictionfar futuremilitary science fictionother star systems
- Forever WarSeries
seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.
matchedscience fictionfar futurespacemilitary science fiction
seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspacespace opera
- ThistledownSeries
seriesGreg Bear5 books1978
Hard science fiction.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspacespace exploration
- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift.
matchedfar futurealiensscience fictionspaceadventurousother star systemsspace opera
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionwarspacemilitary science fictionadventurousother star systemsspace opera
- HaloUniverse
universe70 books2001
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspacemilitary science fictionother star systems
Read next in The Expansion
Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after The Expansion?
- Known Space — the closest match to The Expansion on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Expansion?
- Recon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Expansion.
- How big is The Expansion?
- The Expansion is 5 books, 2018–2019.